Conventional meaning of a word

conventional
[kən’venʃ(ə)nəl]

1) Общая лексика: вежливый, договорённый, обусловленный, обычный, позволенный, приличный, принятый, светский, стандартный, удовлетворяющий техническим условиям, условный, шаблонный , штатный, конвенциальные , договорный, конвенционный, общепринятый, традиционный, устоявшийся , заурядный

2) Морской термин: внемасштабный

3) Военный термин: неядерный, относящийся к обычным видам оружия, обычный (не ядерный)

4) Математика: повсеместно принятый, условно принятый

5) Юридический термин: обусловленный в соглашении, основанный на договоре

6) Автомобильный термин: грузовой автомобиль с кабиной за двигателем, капотный грузовой автомобиль

7) Дипломатический термин: обычного типа

8) Искусство: идущий в русле традиций, консервативный

9) Психология: конвенциональный, относящийся к собранию

10) Нефть: обычно применяемый

11) Картография: внемасштабный, не умещающийся в масштабе

12) Деловая лексика: находящийся в соответствии с договором, нормальный, оговорённый, отвечающий техническим условиям, привычный, схематический, упрощённый

13) Бурение: обычного типа, серийный

14) Полимеры: общеупотребительный

15) Макаров: находящийся в соответствии с соглашением, типовой, условный

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  • conventional — con·ven·tion·al /kən ven chə nəl/ adj 1: based on, settled by, or formed by agreement: contractual compare judicial 2, legal 2c 2: of, like, or r …   Law dictionary

  • conventional — con‧ven‧tion‧al [kənˈvenʆnəl] adjective a conventional way of doing something is the way that has been used or available for some time and is considered to be normal: • standard conventional fixed rate mortgages • Conventional measures of stock… …   Financial and business terms

  • convenţional — CONVENŢIONÁL, Ă, convenţionali, e, adj. 1. Stabilit, prin convenţie, acceptat prin tradiţie. 2. Provenit dintr o convenţie învechită sau practicată (practica) mecanic (şi rupt de realitate); artificial. ♦ (Despre caracter, fire etc.) Lipsit de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Conventional — Con*ven tion*al, a. [L. conventionalis: cf. F. conventionnel.] 1. Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated. [1913 Webster] Conventional services reserved by tenures upon grants, made out of the crown or knights service. Sir M. Hale. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conventional — [kən ven′shə nəl] adj. [LL conventionalis] 1. having to do with a convention or assembly 2. of, sanctioned by, or growing out of custom or usage; customary 3. a) depending on or conforming to formal or accepted standards or rules rather than… …   English World dictionary

  • conventional — [adj1] common, normal accepted, accustomed, button down, commonplace, correct, current, customary, decorous, everyday, expected, fashionable, formal, general, habitual, in established usage, ordinary, orthodox, plain, popular, predominant,… …   New thesaurus

  • Conventional — (Conventionell, v. lat.), einer Convention gemäß, worüber man einig geworden ist. Conventionalfrist, eine Frist, über welche die processirenden Parteien unter Genehmigung des Richters übereingekommen sind. Conventionalstrafe, was eine Person… …   Pierer’s Universal-Lexikon

  • conventional — (adj.) late 15c., of the nature of an agreement, from L.L. conventionalis pertaining to convention or agreement, from L. conventionem (see CONVENTION (Cf. convention)). Meaning of the nature of a convention is from 1812, now rare; established by… …   Etymology dictionary

  • conventional — formal, ceremonious, *ceremonial, solemn Analogous words: *decorous, proper, seemly, decent: *correct, right, precise Antonyms: unconventional Contrasted words: *negligent, slack, lax, remiss: *natural …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • conventional — ► ADJECTIVE 1) based on or in accordance with convention. 2) following social conventions; not individual or adventurous. 3) (of weapons or power) non nuclear. DERIVATIVES conventionalist noun conventionality noun conventionalize (also… …   English terms dictionary

  • conventional — con|ven|tion|al [ kən venʃnəl ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different: You can cook the meat either in a microwave or in a conventional oven. He wanted a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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In this report the term conventional energy is used to refer to fossil fuel, nuclear energy, and large-scale hydropower. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Now, in order to clear up some concepts, I want to tell you that when the term conventional tons of fuel is used — sometimes the terms tons of petroleum and conventional tons are used in order for the public to understand the terns the same way all of us learned them in order to understand what a conventional ton meant — it means 100,300 kilocalories. ❋ Unknown (1984)

The term conventional tillage refers to land preparation in which there is maximum disturbance of the soil structure. ❋ Francis197732 (2010)

In the speech, Mr. Bullard argued for a return to what he called the «conventional wisdom» that monetary policy, not fiscal policy, should be the primary tool for stabilizing the economy. ❋ Ben Casselman (2012)

What attention has been paid, primarily as part of what I term the conventional account, has it that the Framers were divided about how accessible search remedies should be. ❋ Robert L. Tsai (2009)

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: That’s right, many people say that acupuncture does wonders for their back, and some people have expressed frustration with what you call conventional treatments, with physical therapy, with drugs. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It is they who make her undergo the discomforts or miseries of what we call conventional life or bully her into exile or death. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

In both the paper and the book she looks to the immediate legal circumstances surrounding a prosecution of a knight to find the origin of the ritual murder accusation (which she describes as a conventional rather than novel narrative, reasoned and effective; she sees little of anyone but the upper classes in it). ❋ Jeffrey J. Cohen (2010)

In theory, an effort is made in «conventional» wars to be discriminating in the infliction of war deaths. ❋ Unknown (1974)

But if Obama, mired in conventional no-win proposals, does not respond, it would not be the first time Kaptur has been disappointed in her president. ❋ Saul Friedman (2010)

Economically meaningful shocks to taxes, therefore, cannot generally be extracted from statistical innovations in conventional ways. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Prolonged exposure to a wide range of hormonal ingredients in conventional cosmetics and personal care products. ❋ Samuel S. Epstein (2010)

One way to look at this: a set of costs that is overlooked in conventional theories. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

How much residual pesticides could be in conventional wines? ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are important US policy questions regarding whether the CIA should limit itself to self-defense actions involving covert action and intelligence-driven targeted killing, and leave the use of drones in conventional, overt conflict, but its participation is lawful. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In fact, exercising discretion is inevitable when faced with ambiguity or limits in conventional legal sources. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It includes two features that are completely incompatible in conventional bullet voodoo and are at two different extremes — solid construction and a hollow point. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Did you go to that [business] [convention]? Yes, they were discussing [the future] of intel-based chipsets. ❋ Melkiah (2009)

Boy1:»[look at] her»
Boy2:»[mind] she’s a [convent girl]» ❋ DontWorryBoutItSweeheart (2020)

«to attract the best patrons the movie houses had to ape the conventions and the standards of theatres» — (1)
the convention, signed by [the six] states bordering [on the Black] Sea, aims to prevent further [pollution]» — (2) ❋ Ima.retarded.fuck?YU (2021)

[according to] some, including myself, the [Versailles] [conference] was really a convention in all three senses of the word, as defined above. ❋ Sexydimma (2017)

[according to] some, including myself, the [Versailles] [conference] was really a convention in all three senses of the word, as defined above. ❋ Sexydimma (2021)

George:»hey you cant just [cluster bomb] an orphanage, thats against the [Geneva] Convention!»
[Mad Man]:»Geneva Convention more like Geneva Suggestions!» ❋ NutNibbler5000 (2020)

The [geneva convention] is a [fun] [to do list] ❋ Luisthewoz (2020)

If you don’t [shut up] the [Geneva Conventions] will become the [Geneva] Suggestions. ❋ Salamander888 (2020)

[Duuuude], you really didn’t miss anything: that wedding was basically [a tool] [convention]. ❋ Steinus (2012)

I got [the USA] Today ready for our [330] [jackpot convention] ❋ El El Fetches (2013)

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1

: formed by agreement or compact

2

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: according with, sanctioned by, or based on convention

b

: lacking originality or individuality : trite

Most of her books are conventional detective stories.

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: according with a mode of artistic representation that simplifies or provides symbols or substitutes for natural forms

b

: of traditional design

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: of, resembling, or relating to a convention, assembly, or public meeting

conventionalist

noun or adjective

conventionalize

transitive verb

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for conventional

, ceremonious to persons given to ceremony or to acts attended by ceremony.



made his ceremonious entrance

formal applies both to things prescribed by and to persons obedient to custom and may suggest stiff, restrained, or old-fashioned behavior.



the headmaster’s formal manner

conventional implies accord with general custom and usage

and may suggest a stodgy lack of originality or independence.

Example Sentences



The number sign is the conventional symbol for labeling something measured in pounds.



While microwaves heat up food more quickly, most food tastes better when it is cooked in a conventional oven.



Most of her books are conventional detective stories.



His views on dating are more conventional than those of some of his friends.

Recent Examples on the Web

Aside from the control pods flanking the steering wheel, most of the interior design is handsome and conventional.


—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023




While conventional soju, sold in iconic small green bottles, has been typically mass-produced from cheap ingredients, a new wave of small-batch artisanal soju is captivating those who imbibe.


—Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 11 Apr. 2023




Work has undergone a dramatic transformation that conventional approaches simply can’t address.


—Amy Leschke-kahle, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2023




Thiravat told American officials that the U.S. money — about $10 million of it had flowed to his team’s operations — would be better spent on mosquito nets and other conventional public health measures proven to save lives.


—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023




Expect Poseidon to continue featuring in Russia’s nuclear threats, intended to help cover for the declining intrigue of its conventional military.


—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2023




Extended with a high roof, and is configurable in floorplans that seat 7 or 9 passengers and sleep 2, offering resort-style living quarters on wheels that defy conventional expectations for RV setups.


—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2023




Bird, for instance, tries to counsel the younger men to settle down with a good woman and let the rhythms of a conventional life console them.


—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023




Cole recalled this time as a stab at conventional all-American life – at least on the surface.


—oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2023


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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of conventional was
in the 15th century

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Meaning conventional

What does conventional mean? Here you find 19 meanings of the word conventional. You can also add a definition of conventional yourself

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1(often disapproving) tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting conventional behavior/morality She’s ver [..]

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late 15c., «of the nature of an agreement,» from Late Latin conventionalis «pertaining to convention or agreement,» from Latin conventionem «a meeting, assembly, covenant» [..]

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expected or having to do with accepted standards or principles.

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A conventional linguistic trait is an arbitrary one learned from others, not one determined by some natural law or genetic inheritance. Today, most linguists think most vocabulary and grammar are conv [..]

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following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventio [..]

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normal (pop)

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1 : based on, settled by, or formed by agreement : contractual compare judicial, legal 2 : of, like, or relating to a convention or public meeting

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traditional, manually controlled machine-tool

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Products that are created via standard practices accepted by the agriculture industry are often called “conventional.” This isn’t an official term, but it implies that the product did not undergo any special production or certification processes, which means it may include pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, or genetically modified traits. It [..]

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Produced using standard practices widespread in the agriculture industry, such as monocropping and the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, antibiotics, and genetically modified organisms. This term is often used in contrast to “sustainable.”

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Conventional farming refers to farming practices considered standard in the farming industry.   Customarily, this includes the use of antibiotics, hormones, synthetic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and mono-cropping.   Conventional farming can include the use of genetically modified organisms.

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Conventional, in reference to meats and animal foods, means that the animals were raised according to the standard practice in the industry.   This standard of practice often includes the use of feed lots, battery cages, antibiotics, hormones and unnatural diet.

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Products that are created via standard practices accepted by the agriculture industry are often called “conventional.” This isn’t an official term, but it implies that the product did not undergo any special production or certification process, which means it may include pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, or genetically modified traits. It ma [..]

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Conventional refers to standard agricultural practices that are widespread in the industry. It can (but does not necessarily) include the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, «mono-cropping, [..]

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(adj) following accepted customs and proprieties(adj) conforming with accepted standards(adj) (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy(adj) unimaginative and [..]

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significantly more common than alternative forms.

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Describing a bid that is based on the use of a convention.

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Gas produced under present-day technology at a cost not greater than the current market value.

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Conventional resources are defined as hydrocarbons above a mapped structural closure.

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Etymology[edit]

convention +‎ -al

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kənˈvɛnʃənəl/

Adjective[edit]

conventional (comparative more conventional, superlative most conventional)

  1. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.

    • 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):

      A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.

  2. Ordinary, commonplace.

    They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours.

    • 1908, Henry James, chapter XXIX, in The Portrait of a Lady (The Novels and Tales of Henry James; IV), volume II, New York edition, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC; republished as The Portrait of a Lady (EBook #2834), United States: Project Gutenberg, 1 September 2001:

      “You’re not conventional?” Isabel gravely asked. “I like the way you utter that word! No, I’m not conventional: I’m convention itself. You don’t understand that?”

    • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest‎[1]:

      Mother […] considered that the exclusiveness of Peter’s circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.

    • 1980, Carl Sagan, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage:

      The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.

  3. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
  4. (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
  5. (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
  6. (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (pertaining to a convention): typical, canonical
  • (banal): stereotypical

Antonyms[edit]

  • (pertaining to a convention): atypical, out of the ordinary, unconventional
  • (ordinary): imaginative
  • (weapons): nuclear
  • (agriculture): organic
  • (bridge): natural

Derived terms[edit]

  • conventional memory
  • conventional mortgage loan
  • conventional oven
  • conventional PCI
  • conventional war
  • conventional warfare
  • conventional weapon
  • conventional weaponry
  • conventional wisdom
  • conventionalism
  • conventionalist
  • conventionally

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  • convention

Translations[edit]

following an accepted principle

  • Arabic: عُرْفِيّ‎ m (ʕurfiyy)
  • Armenian: please add this translation if you can
  • Catalan: convencional (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 协定的
  • Esperanto: konvencia
  • Finnish: tavanomainen (fi), konventionaalinen (fi)
  • French: please add this translation if you can
  • Galician: convencional m or f
  • German: konventionell (de)
  • Irish: gnásúil
  • Persian: عرفی‎ (fa) (‘orfi)
  • Polish: konwencjonalny (pl)
  • Portuguese: convencional (pt)
  • Romanian: convențional (ro) m, convențională f
  • Russian: общепри́нятый (ru) (obščeprínjatyj), конвенцио́нный (ru) (konvenciónnyj)
  • Spanish: convencional (es)
  • Swedish: vedertagen (sv)
  • Tagalog: kagawianin
  • Thai: please add this translation if you can

Noun[edit]

conventional (plural conventionals)

  1. (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

Further reading[edit]

  • «conventional» in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 80.
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